No person shall be prohibited from owning or operating a
licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle that is equipped with
a feature of design, type of material, or article of equipment that was not in
violation of any motor vehicle equipment law of this state or of its political
subdivisions in effect during the calendar year the vehicle was manufactured,
and no licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle shall be
prohibited from displaying or using any such feature of design, type of
material, or article of equipment.

No person shall be prohibited from owning or operating a
licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle for failing to comply
with an equipment provision contained in Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code or
in any state rule that was enacted or adopted in a year subsequent to that in
which the vehicle was manufactured, and no licensed collector's vehicle or
historical motor vehicle shall be required to comply with an equipment
provision enacted into Chapter 4513. of the Revised Code or adopted by state
rule subsequent to the calendar year in which it was manufactured. No political
subdivision shall require an owner of a licensed collector's vehicle or
historical motor vehicle to comply with equipment provisions contained in laws
or rules that were enacted or adopted subsequent to the calendar year in which
the vehicle was manufactured, and no political subdivision shall prohibit the
operation of a licensed collector's vehicle or historical motor vehicle for
failure to comply with any such equipment laws or rules.